Internal heel-cushion.



J. PATTEN.

INTERNAL HEEL CUSHION. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2. I9I4. RENEWED Nov 19. I915.

Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

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Application filed June 2, 1914, Serial No. 842,454.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JAMES Pa'r'rnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York 1 and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Internal Heel- Cushions, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to internal heel cushions for shoes, and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a cushion in the form of an attachment adapted to be applied to the inner port on of the shoe over the heel thereof and which may be employed forconnecting the shank of the shoe with the heel whereby the parts are securely held together. p

A further object of the mvent onus to provide a cushion of the character lndicated which is of a resilient nature and adaptedto relieve the wearer of the shoe from par when walking or running.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device as indicated which may serve as means for preventing the heel counter of a shoe from becoming displaced with relation to the heel and which may serve as means for preventing the heel from checking or becoming displaced with relation to the shank of the shoe.

The attachment has other and numerous advantages which will be apparent to those familiar with the art.

The attachment includes a metallic plate adapted to be attached to the heel and shank of a shoe and upon this plate is located a strip ofrubber or other resilient materlal. Over the strip of rubber is located a strip of leather or other similar material and the said strips are secured'to the plate by means of stitchings passing around the rear portion of the plate. The plate is provlded at its under side with a groove which receives the said stitchings whereby the stitchings are protected at the upper side of the heel of the shoe and prevented from wearing while the shoe is in use.

In the accompanying drawing :-Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the rear portion of a shoe showing the attachmentin position over the heel and shank of the shoe. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the attachment. Fig. 3 is a transverse Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 2d, 1915.

Renewed November 19, 1915. Serial No. 62,437;

sectional view of the attachment taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an edge elevation of the parts of the attachment separated and showing part of the plate in section.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawing the shoe to which the attachment is applied includes a heel 1, a shank 2 and a lining 3 laid over the shank at the heel in the usual manner. The attachment includes a plate 4 of metal or other suitable material having at its rear portion aseries of openings 5 and a roove 6 intowhich the lower end of the said openings extend. A screw or other securing device 7 may be employed for securing the plate 4 to the heel 1 and the forward portion of the plate 4 is connected with the. shank 2 by means of rivets 8 or other suitable securing devices. While the drawing illustrates merely one screw 7 and openings in the plate 4 for the reception of two rivets 8 it is to be understood that any number of the said securing devices may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention. A strip of rubber 9 is p0- sitioned upon the upper surface of the plate 4 and the forward edge of the said strip 9 extends in advance of the forward edge of the plate 4 as best indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawing. A strip of leather or other suitable flexible material 10 is positioned upon the upper surface of the strip of rubber 9 and the forward edge of the said strip of leather 10 extends in advance of the forward edge of the strip 9. See Fig. 2. The forward edge portions of the plate 4 and strips 9 and 10 are thinned in order that the upper surfaces of the said parts may come in close proximity to the upper surface of the lining 3 at the lines where the forward edges of the said parts encounter the said lining. Stitchings 11 are passed through the openin s 5 in the plate 4 and the lower When these parts are assembled as above described and the attachment is applied to a shoe and the shoe is in position upon the foot of a wearer it will be seen that the downward pressure along the foot will serve to keep the strips 9 and 10 stretched and fiat with relation to the lining 3 and consequently the parts will be maintained in their proper relations when the shoe is on the foot of a wearer. Also the plate 4: connects the shank 2'with the heel 1 and prevents these parts from becoming displaced with relation to each other. The said attachment will furthermore serve as means for preventing the heel counter from lifting or rising with relation to the heel of the shoe.

. It is also obvious that the attachment may be applied to the shoe at the time it is manufacturcd or the attachment may be applied to shoes which have been in use and subsequent to the time that they come from the factory. The attachment also serves as a cushion to reduce the jar incident to walking or running inasmuch as the elastic material 9 may compress under the pressure of one standing in the shoe-andall downward pressure upon the upper portion of the attachment will serve to maintain the strips 9 and 10 in flat positions above the lining 3 of the shoe.

Having described the invention what is claimed is 1. A shoe attachment comprising a metallic plate provided with openings and havmounted upon the elastic strip and means connecting the plate and the strip together at their rear ends only.

In testimony whereof I affix my signaturo in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES PATTEN Witnesses:

JOHN A. DoNEonY, WM. C. WOLF.

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